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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1968
Page
2
The Raleigh County editorial criticizes the Community Action Association head Chester Workman over closed meetings. It argues public business should be conducted openly to avoid temptations of theft and power misuse. Workman agrees to stop private gatherings after the newspaper's objection.
Soviet premier Kosygin begins a six day state visit to Iran as Tehran maintains a cautious neutral stance. Iran under the Shah seeks to balance Moscow and Washington, relying on White Revolution gains and oil prosperity. Moscow pursues pipeline and steel projects, while Saudi Arabia views Iran as a Gulf rival. The trip, seen in Washington with equanimity but not complacency, reflects broader Middle East dynamics amid impending British withdrawal.
The piece notes that sex research books top lists like The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris and Kinsey studies, while readers gain little personal insight. It critiques public fixation on mating behavior across books, film, and TV, citing a California study and a Census finding on sexual trends.
In Washington a House moment shifts to a tribute for Rev. Witbur N Daniel of Chicago’s Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. The scene includes NASA tank rupture remarks and a Kennedy campaign staffer wiring power clandestinely. Also noted are quirky budget items funding blackbird ecology studies at Wisconsin and California Polytechnical College.
UPI report notes a priest on Czechoslovakia’s national network praised liberalization and Pope John XXIII’s Peace on Earth, marking a symbolic thaw after 20 years of church suppression. The piece cites releases of Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Josyf Slipyl and Prague’s Archbishop Josef Beran as signs of thaw, contrasting with ongoing repression in other Communist states.
Nathaniel P. Kann, Pittsburgh financier and early Israel investments leader, now extends his aid to Brazil by backing Vegetal Industries Corp. in automating babassu oil production. He aims to raise output, improve worker conditions, and meet strong world demand with future deliveries for two years.
An Irish American firm Wid Kagerty Son's, Ltd, opens a Tel Aviv factory to produce silver and brass polishes and tarnish preventives for Passover observance. The firm, one of the oldest producers, notes market growth as stainless steel gains share and U S demand for sterling and silver plate remains strong at about 250 million dollars yearly, with rapid growth.
A humorous essay on lawn care and mowing in which the writer details the season’s first mowing effort. They describe improvised methods, dog antics on the lawn, garden debris, and noisy gas powered tools, ending with a cheer for the remaining mowing sessions.
A brief reflective prayer urges honesty in prayer avoid hollow piety and empty requests. The prayer thanks mercy shown to prodigals and seeks sincere devotion in Jesus name from Claude A. Broach of St John Baptist Church Charlotte North Carolina.
A New York City Democratic sample two weeks after Kennedy announced shows Lyndon B. Johnson at 52 percent, Eugene McCarthy at 22, and Robert F. Kennedy at 15 with 8 to 10 percent undecided. George Wallace may attract 2 to 3 percent as voters judge candidates and past remarks influence impressions amid early campaign shifts.
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